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Doc orders blood test. Says my bad cholesterol is high. Puts me on a statin. 6 months later, another blood test, numbers still high. Doc changes my statin. I go through a year of issues with unknown muscle pain. Doc does another blood test. Cholesterol still high. Adds another medication for me to take along with statin. 6 months later, blood test, cholesterol still high. Mother tells me she switched statins and had a reduction in her bad cholesterol. I find out the statin my doc has me taking has the known side effect of CAUSING MUSCLE PAIN! I tell my doc I want to switch, she says to continue with the statin that might be causing my muscle pain and take Coenzyme Q10. WTF? I told her (this is all via messages on their “portal”) that I really would prefer to switch as this statin has not been very effective reducing my LDL, but I want to say “What the fuck is wrong with you! I’ve been coming to you for a year and a half with this mystery pain and it’s YOUR FAULT because you switched my statin. I’m not taking this shit anymore!”

Maybe this is the last straw and I should find a different PCP.
Couple things including an observation

1. Any MD writing scripts should know these two things which is that they can cause muscle discomfort and can actually cause significant issues (my wife can’t take them for that reason). Secondly anybody on a statin should automatically be taking CoQ10 as the statins will strip it out of the body and it provides protection to muscles but more importantly it can increase risk of a stress induced MI (Heart Attack).

2. The fact your MD ignored these issues for over a year is a clear sign yes you need to find a new MD. This is reminiscent of my wife’s old Endo who kept testing her and getting the same results regarding one issue and never treating it like it would magically fix itself (she had/has secondary adrenal insufficiency due to lifetime use of inhaled steroids for her asthma)

No Flush Niacin and garlic tabs will help reduce the cholesterol issues